Chapter 9: The Path to Redemption On the morning of the fifth of Ramadan, Naasir woke at 4am sharp, courtesy of the analogue alarm clock he’d borrowed from the sitting room. He got out of bed and went to the kitchen to start Sahur. Since their stepmother was on call, he wanted to surprise Nusrah, […]
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Chapter 8: First Steps ******* The first thing Naasir did once he recovered from his shock was to switch off his contraband phone. The pressure of his stepmother’s words weighed him down. Could he do what was required of him? He was unsure, but a part of him wanted to try. Naasir also couldn’t shake
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Chapter 7: The Trials of Temptation II ******* Naasir came awake with a jolt. Something had woken him. A persistent sound. TAP. TAP. TAP. The sound was from his window. It came in intervals as if someone was throwing a stone at it, picking it back up and hurling again. Naasir got up and
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Chapter 6: Embracing Humility II ****** Naasir leaned back while watching Nusrah and the girl embrace each other. How come he had never noticed her here before? There were a few hijabites here after all so maybe that was the reason. They all looked alike to him. Be it as it may, Naasir dreaded whatever
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Chapter 5: Thwarted Plans ******* The next morning found Naasir in the kitchen with his step mum and Nusrah preparing Sahur. Nusrah had come knocking at his door at 4:15 am sharp. “Get up o. Dad has tasked me with waking you for the foreseeable future since you don’t have your precious sam.” Nusrah giggled
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INTERLUDE: The Jumu’ah that started it all… ****** Immediately he saw her, he knew. Her countenance cemented his conviction. Furrowed brows. Slightly trembling lips. The sheen of tears glistening behind her eyes. He just knew she came bearing bad news. She stopped in front of him, and her hands found his, interlocking their fingers. “My
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Chapter Four: Embracing Humility Naasir felt uneasy as soon as he stepped in through the main gate. Nusrah waited at the front door, worry etched in her brows. For a moment I was transported back in time — staring at the same face, but older. Mummy. Nusrah looked so much
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Chapter Three: The Trials of Temptation Naasir was finding it hard to get his system accustomed to fasting this year. It was only Day 2 of Ramadan and already he was so weak he feared a slight breeze would blow him away. The hours stretched ahead of him – dull and bleak. It was
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Chapter Two: The Journey Begins As it turned out, the Ramadan moon was sighted on the 29th of Sha’ban. Sahur, the following morning was a boisterous affair. Nusrah had arrived home last night, and even Naasir could not help but partake in the conversation. He was quiet though when they started planning how
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Chapter One: A Tempting Offer Naasir was 9 years old when his mother died. His mum was his favourite person in the whole world. She was soft and gentle. She had this special way of tickling him while acting out stories at bedtime. He would laugh and laugh until he got stitches. She would
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